STRESS AND HIVES

A Valid Yet Paradoxical Relationship

By: Shelly M. Brown


Useful Links


Allergic Reactions

http://www.aaaai.org/patients/resources/fastfacts/allergies.stm
http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/allergicskinconditions.stm
http://www.onlineallergycenter.com/hormoneallergies/

Urticaria

http://www.aaaai.org/patients/topicofthemonth/archived/1200.stm
http://www.nutramed.com/skin/urticaria2.htm
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/Medicine/Allergy/urticaria/cholinergic.html
http://www.allergyweb.com/letter1_pt.asp
http://www.healthwell.com/healthnotes/Concern/Hives.cfm

Angioedema

http://www.dermnet.org.nz/dna2a.html
http://www.hereditaryangioedema.com/Angiotable.htm
http://www.aaaai.org/patients/topicofthemonth/archived/1200.stm#angioedema
Picture of Angioedema

Stress

http://helping.apa.org/work/Stress2.html

Chemical and Physical Reactions to Stress

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.51974
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.51976
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.52658

Stress can be a Cause of Hives

http://www.dermnet.org.nz/dna.acne/acne.urt.html
http://www.plainsense.com/Health/Stress/skin.htm

The Immune System

http://my.webmd.com/content/asset/adam_disease_allergies
http://thriveonline.oxygen.com/medical/library/article/000821.html

Information on Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Antibodies

http://www.john-libbey-eurotext.fr/articles/ejd/9/8/601-5/

Information on Mast Cells

http://www.hon.ch/Library/Theme/Allergy/Glossary/mast_cell.html
http://www.aad.org/education/mastcells.htm
http://www.tufts.edu/sackler/pharmacology/faculty/haris.pdf
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990600ap/990600a.html

The Effects of Histamine

www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/Art.asp?li=MNI&=141&=488&=488


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